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Directed by Todd SolondzOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Pregnancy films,
Films about religion,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
La sexualité des mineurs,
Films about pedophilia,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Will Denton,
Matthew Faber,
Sharon Wilkins,
Shayna Levine,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Hillary B. SmithRating66%
The film opens with a funeral for a young woman; the deceased is Dawn Wiener, the protagonist from Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse, who went to college, gained a lot of weight, became pregnant, and committed suicide. Her brother Mark (Matthew Faber, reprising his role) reads the eulogy while Dawn's tearful parents (Angela Pietropinto and Bill Buell) sit in the audience., 2h14
Directed by Todd SolondzOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
HorrorThemes Films about children,
Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Rape in fiction,
Films about pedophiliaActors Jane Adams,
Elizabeth Ashley,
Dylan Baker,
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Ben Gazzara,
Jared HarrisRating76%
Trish Maplewood, the eldest Jordan sister, is an upper middle class housewife happily married to psychiatrist Bill Maplewood and has three children. Unbeknownst to Trish, however, Bill is a pedophile who is obsessed with 11-year-old Johnny Grasso, a classmate of their son, Billy. When Johnny comes to the Jordan house for a sleepover, Bill drugs and rapes him. Later, Bill learns that another boy, Ronald Farber, is home alone while his parents are away in Europe. Under the guise of attending a PTA meeting, Bill drives to the boy's house and rapes him as well. After Johnny is taken to the hospital and found to have been sexually abused, the police arrive at the Maplewood residence to question Bill. After alerting his wife to the police presence, Bill begins by asking the two detectives, "You said something about Ronald Farber?" The two detectives, looking puzzled, say nothing. Bill then stammers, "I mean, Johnny Grasso." Out on bail, he tearfully admits to Billy that he "fucked" the boys, that he enjoyed it, and that he would do it again. When Billy asks, "Would you ever fuck me?", his father replies, "No... I jerk off instead., 1h38
Directed by Todd SolondzOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Films about pedophiliaActors Ally Sheedy,
Shirley Henderson,
Allison Janney,
Michael K.Williams,
Ciarán Hinds,
Chris MarquetteRating63%
The plot revolves around the Jordan sisters featured in Happiness: Trish, Joy, and Helen., 1h27
Directed by Todd SolondzOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Films about disabilitiesActors Selma Blair,
Leo Fitzpatrick,
Paul Giamatti,
Robert Wisdom,
Maria Thayer,
Angela GoethalsRating67%
The film consists of two stories that are unrelated and have different actors, titled "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction". College and high school serve as the backdrop for these two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil., 1h27
Directed by John WatersOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Edward Furlong,
Christina Ricci,
Lili Taylor,
Mary Kay Place,
Martha Plimpton,
Brendan Sexton IIIRating62%
Set in a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, Pecker tells the story of an unassuming 18-year-old who works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker, so named for his childhood habit of "pecking" at his food, stumbles into fame when his work is "discovered" by a savvy New York art dealer, Rorey Wheeler. Pecker's pictures, taken with a cheap Canon Canonet 28, are grainy, out-of-focus studies of unglamorous subjects, but they strike a chord with New York art collectors., 1h36
Directed by Jim Rash,
Nat FaxonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Children's filmsActors AnnaSophia Robb,
Sam Rockwell,
Steve Carell,
Toni Collette,
Amanda Peet,
Allison JanneyRating73%
14-year-old Duncan reluctantly goes on summer vacation to a beach house in a small seaside town near Cape Cod with his mother, Pam; her boyfriend Trent, and Trent's daughter, Steph. Trent emotionally disparages Duncan, often making comments and gestures that are belittling and rude to him. On the way to the beach house, Trent asks Duncan to rate himself on a scale of one to ten, and tells Duncan he thinks Duncan is a three. They arrive at the beach house and are greeted by the neighbors, the gregarious, hard-drinking Betty, her children Susanna and Peter, and married couple Kip and Joan. Later that evening, Duncan and Susanna have an awkward conversation from their adjacent porches., 1h56
Directed by Sean Anders,
Dennis DuganOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about alcoholism,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
La sexualité des mineurs,
Films about pedophiliaActors Adam Sandler,
Ian Ziering,
Leighton Meester,
Susan Sarandon,
Todd Bridges,
Andy SambergRating55%
In 1984, Donny Berger's teacher, a hebephile named Mary McGarricle (Eva Amurri Martino), begins a sexual relationship with him. When she is discovered inciting him to sexual activity on a piano during an assembly, she is sentenced to a lengthy prison term where it is revealed she is pregnant. The court gives custody of the unborn child to Donny's abusive father until Donny himself is at the legal age to assume custody., 2h7
Directed by Jean-Marc ValléeOrigin CanadaGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Films about sexuality,
Bisexuality-related films,
LGBT-related films,
La sexualité des mineurs,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Marc-André Grondin,
Michel Côté,
Jean-Marc Vallée,
Danielle Proulx,
Mariloup Wolfe,
Maxime TremblayRating77%
Zac was born on Christmas in 1960. He had a special relationship with his father Gervais, but things began to fall apart as Zac's non-masculine ways started to show. Their unique relationship officially came to an end when Gervais comes home to find Zac dressed in his mother's clothes. Ever since then, he "had unwittingly declared war on his father"., 1h58
Directed by Lasse HallströmOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autism,
Films about school violenceActors Johnny Depp,
Juliette Lewis,
Mary Steenburgen,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
John C. Reilly,
Darlene CatesRating76%
In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring for Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his brother with a developmental disability, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during their "yearly ritual" of camping at a nearby recreational area. His mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), gave up on life after her husband hanged himself seventeen years earlier. She spends almost all of her time on the couch watching TV. With Bonnie unable to care for her children on her own due to her morbid obesity, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower, while his sisters Amy and Ellen do the rest. The relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection, as Gilbert continually enforces the "nobody touches Arnie" policy. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen)., 2h22
Directed by Robert ZemeckisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Military humor in film,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Politique,
Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Political films,
Films about autism,
Films about school violence,
HIV/AIDS in film,
White House in fictionActors Tom Hanks,
Robin Wright,
Gary Sinise,
Mykelti Williamson,
Sally Field,
Haley Joel OsmentRating84%
In 1981, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a man with below-average intelligence, watches a feather fall from the sky at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia. As he sits down on a bench, he removes a copy of The Adventures of Curious George from his suitcase and places the feather inside the pages. He introduces himself and begins telling his life story to strangers who sit next to him on the bench, recounting his childhood in Greenbow, Alabama. As a child in the 1950s, Forrest (Michael Connor Humphreys) had to wear leg braces for which other children make fun of him. He lives with his single mother (Sally Field) in a very large house outside of town, which they rent rooms to travelers. His father apparently left and he never knew him. Despite his limited mental capacity, Mrs. Gump tells her son that "stupid is as stupid does" (which he later uses as a retort when called "stupid") and also assures him that he is no different from any of the other children. Forrest is admitted to public school despite his IQ being below the cut-off, but only after his mother agrees to a one-night stand with the principal, Mr. Hancock (Sam Anderson). On his first bus ride to school, Forrest is rejected by nearly all of his peers except for Jenny Curran (Hanna R. Hall). He and Jenny become best friends, and he helps her hide from her abusive, alcoholic father. One day, while fleeing from bullies, Forrest's leg braces break apart and he discovers that he can run very fast. A few years later, Forrest inadvertently runs onto the field during a local high school football match and catches the attention of Coach Bryant from the University of Alabama who is scouting for players. Forrest attends the university on an athletic scholarship and becomes a college football star, earning him a spot on the College Football All-America Team and a trip to the White House to meet President John F.